Resurrecting Slavery - Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France (Paperback)

How can politicians and ordinary citizens face the racial past in a country that frames itself as colorblind? In her timely and provocative book, Resurrecting Slavery, Crystal Fleming shows how people make sense of slavery in a nation where talking about race, colonialism, and slavery remains taboo. Noting how struggles over the meaning of racial history are informed by contemporary politics of race, she asks: What kinds of group identities are at stake today for activists and French people with ties to overseas territories where slavery took place? Fleming investigates the connections and disconnections that are made between racism, slavery, and colonialism in France. She provides historical context and examines how politicians and commemorative activists interpret the racial past and present. Resurrecting Slavery also includes in-depth interviews with French Caribbean migrants outside the commemorative movement to address the everyday racial politics of remembrance. Bringing a critical race perspective to the study of French racism, Fleming’s groundbreaking study provides a more nuanced understanding of race in France along with new ways of thinking about the global dimensions of slavery, anti-blackness, and white supremacy.

General

Imprint:	Temple University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Crystal Marie Fleming
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-1-4399-1409-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4399-1409-5
Barcode:	9781439914090

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